What Schools Could I Attend for Under 25k?

Paying for College
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<p>Hello, I was wondering what tier of schools I would possibly be able to get enough scholarship money so my COA is around or under 25k. I am a NY Resident and will apply to UB as a SUNY Safety and I am applying to Alabama with guaranteed full tuition. What other types of schools may I be able to get partial merit to cut down on costs below 25k? Thanks for everyones help, my stats are below.</p>

<p>Ranked 16/223
3.6 UW GPA 3.9 W GPA
2090 SAT: 740 Math/660 CR/690 Writing
All honors and college courses: 6+ APs
Over 90% on every NYS Regent's Exam (Graduating Honors With Distinction)
Two Years National Honors Society
Employed at minimum wage for one year
Competitively Sailing for 2 years- (Competed in Ontario 300: one of biggest races on the Great Lakes)
Volunteered At Same Organization 20+ Hours (Putting in more this summer)
Started a group to raise money for children in Uganda: working on starting more events</p>

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<p>Truman State in Missouri. Much better school than its reputation and pedigree would suggest. OOS COA is about $22,000, and with your stats, you’d qualify for some major guaranteed merit aid (see their website for details). </p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestion. Sorry, I forgot to mention I would like to go to a medium or large school with school spirit and competitive athletics to watch.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have opinions on this? Would I look at schools where I am way above the average SAT?</p>

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<p>Univ of Az. Lg school, smaller college town, great school spirit athletics.</p>

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<p>What scholarship would I be able to get?</p>

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<p>University of New Mexico</p>

<p>Amigo Scholarship for Non-Residents </p>

<p>SAT (CR +M) 1350 and GPA 3.5 gets OOS costs waived ($14,360/year) plus a $200 stipend.</p>

<p>[Home</a> :: Scholarship Office | The University of New Mexico](<a href=“http://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/undergraduate.php]Home”>http://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/undergraduate.php)</p>

<p>In-state COA for 2011-12: $18,407</p>

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<p>Buffalove…</p>

<p>We know that you want a good-sized school with big sports to watch.</p>

<p>What is your major? career interest?</p>

<p>Are you looking for a particular ranking for your schools? Are you looking for schools within the Top 100 or what?</p>

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<p>Look at some Catholic schools that would fit your needs as well.</p>

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<p>*medium or large school with school spirit and competitive athletics to watch. *</p>

<p>Do you mean like the teams that are on TV? </p>

<p>Do you have a sports preference? Football? Basketball? Both? other sports?</p>

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<p>Football is the main thing and I think I want to major in history but I am not positive. I am mainly looking at top 100 schools but I don’t know if I would be able to get a large merit scholarship. Also I do not want to go to any Catholic affiliated school as I am against religion.</p>

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<p>Have you checked out everything in this thread? </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think UMN/Twin Cities fits the bill</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help anyone. And yes Minnesota is one of my first choices.</p>

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<p>Lots of in-state schools, probably.
You have pretty good stats.</p>

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<p>Probably rules out the SUNY schools.</p>

<p>Take the top state flagship schools–Michigan, California (all of them), North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Illinois, Penn State–and rule them out. The remaining states are all good targets for you. State flagship=sports and school spirit. Many will make generous offers to high achieving kids from faraway states. Alabama is famous on these boards for doing just that. Other state flagships in the South, the Plains, and the West may want more smart kids from NY.</p>